broaches

verb

present tense third-person singular of broach
1
as in surfaces
to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below the immense whales broaching was a magnificent sight

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2
as in raises
to present or bring forward for discussion broached the topic of plans for next year's parade

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Recent Examples of broaches When Kamyar, her co-department-head and dear friend, broaches his upcoming parental leave, Gabrielle’s response is one part scoffing to ten parts guilt-tripping. — Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 Fassaert recalls how audience members told him about the way the film broaches his grandmother’s narcissism, a notion perpetuated for many years in his family. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026 Later in the conversation, when Anderson broaches DiCaprio’s actual age, the actor compares turning 50 to turning 35. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025 The issues that Star Trek broaches allegorically and Sex and the City explores through satire were real, and painful enough to keep Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus on the bestseller list. — Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broaches
  1. surfaces
  2. raises
  3. emerges
  4. introduces
  5. discusses
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  • The stronger model is one in which AI narrows the decision space, surfaces relevant signals and explains why an action is being recommended.
    — Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • When a location's performance shifts, the data surfaces it in time to act.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
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  • And autonomy raises the cost of error, because outputs turn into actions.
    — Emily Lewis-Pinnell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Federal Open Market Committee typically raises rates to help tame inflation, which rose faster than paychecks over the year in July and has remained above the Fed’s 2% target for five years.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of raises
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  • Naturally, when a legend like Dion emerges, a huge crowd of fans will form.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That might seem like no time at all, but the corn emerges juicy, crispy, and tender and retains more of its sweetness and crunch.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • Once Paul Baker and Issa break the news to the rest of the friend group, the show introduces the governing complication that runs through the rest of the season.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Any impact — no matter how small — to Meta's core ad business just introduces another level of uncertainty in a stock already on the ropes.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of introduces
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  • Here, the company’s founder and president of the board Carlos Pereira de Souza discusses DelRio’s competitive advantages, its plans to further scale its business and what sets Brazil apart as a sourcing destination.
    — SJ Studio, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This week on Talking Central Florida, Central Florida reporter Mike Schneider discusses his former career at the Associated Press covering the Sunshine State.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Broaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broaches. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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